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R o b o t s. A Powerful STEM Hook. for any kid, any where !. Russ Fisher-Ives Intel Ed Academy Los Angles, CA 5.11.14 russ@gotoif.org. 21 st Century industry. Robots are everywhere Build with purpose; program for function Fulfilling a need : Dangerous / hostile environments

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  1. Robots A PowerfulSTEM Hook for any kid, any where! Russ Fisher-Ives Intel Ed Academy Los Angles, CA 5.11.14 russ@gotoif.org

  2. 21st Century industry • Robots are everywhere • Build with purpose; program for function • Fulfilling a need: • Dangerous / hostile environments • Workforce is limited • Repetitive tasks • Repeatable precision; accuracy

  3. But Y do they hook kids? • Moving parts! • Responsive! • Unlimited possibilities!

  4. And they’re FUN

  5. Skills that can bE learned • Teamwork • Problem solving • Innovation

  6. Skills that can Be learned • STEM applications • Systems integration • Trial & Error  Perseverance

  7. Research opportunities Testable Questions re: • Sensors for input-output applications • Materials & designs for efficiency • Optimal programming sequences

  8. Build your own

  9. Common k-12 Robot types VEX fischertechnik Lego

  10. Common k-12 Robot typesRaspberry pi pygmalionbotball

  11. Common k-12 Robot controllers Arduino uno raspberry pi Galileo

  12. Some Robot platroms & programming language

  13. Robot Academy Plans to Share with you… • 20 teams of international educators • Played building, programming, and testing • Shadowed the 13th Annual RoboRAVE International robot competition for ideas • Developed plans to start/expand a program LINK:www.gotoif.org

  14. Answer these questions • Robotics in our community? • Kids to recruit first? • Materials we have/need? • Training needed to start/continue? • Marketing will be done through?

  15. Start LocalLY • Promote local robot rallies • Plan for larger competitions • Don’t push; encourage

  16. USE Competitions • Goal oriented • Simple to complex challenges • Measureable progress • Worldwide; events weekly

  17. Run Playshops VS. workshops • Playshops: decentralized learning • Combine kids with adults • 20:1 for attendees: facilitators

  18. Key Strategies to use • Keep costs low: robots and tasks • Tasks; start easy; offer complex • Most adults have NO experience

  19. THINK outside the box • Optional Points (47% of 484 teams) • Simple tasks vs. complex challenges • Focus on: FUN while LEARNING; SHARING; TEAMWORK – not winning

  20. A robot education & competition program • Elementary, Middle, High School & BIG KIDS • Regional Events: • Mexico (6/2014) • Colombia (10/2014) • Spain (11/2014) • China (2/2015); • Czech Republic (3/2015) • Zambia (in planning)

  21. 20012014

  22. Closing Idea “Today’s Play, Tomorrow’s Pay” Play vs. work Adults work so they can go play… Well kids are the same….. so engage them with playing with robots!

  23. Thank you Russ Fisher-Ives • russ@gotoif.org • wechat – russfi11 • www.gotoif.org • www.roboquerque.org Director, RoboRAVE International President, Inquiry Facilitators, Inc. 724 South Camino Del Pueblo Bernalillo, NM US 87004

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